Over the course of construction, around 900 people were arrested during protests. Many are still facing charges ranging from trespassing, a misdemeanor, to felony theft.
These groups are pushing a campaign to drop the criminal charges against the more than 700 people arrested for illegal activities and violent harassment during Line 3 protests.
The bottom line is that these folks used jet fuel from Line 3 to travel thousands of miles to tell folks that Line 3 is bad, even though Line 3 is here to stay.
To see pipeline protesters attempt to push the narrative that there is now a “police state” in the 14 counties along the pipeline route is just about as foolish and far-fetched as it comes.
A recent example is Winona LaDuke’s claim of “repressive police brutalization” of people involved in the violent protests against the Line 3 Replacement Project.
In northern Minnesota, nearly 1,000 protesters have been arrested related to the Line 3 pipeline, putting additional strain on the courts and public defenders’ offices.
